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US Tourists Fined and Released for Ammo Violations in Turks and Caicos

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Source: BBC.com
US Tourists Fined and Released for Ammo Violations in Turks and Caicos
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Tyler Wenrich, an American tourist, was fined $9,000 and avoided further jail time after being caught with ammunition in Turks and Caicos. He is one of five US tourists recently detained for similar offenses. The country has strict laws with a potential 12-year minimum sentence for ammunition possession, but no US citizen has received this sentence yet. Wenrich and others claimed they were unaware of the ammunition in their luggage.

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  1. US tourist caught with ammunition in Turks and Caicos fined $9,000  BBC.com
  2. American Tyler Wenrich sentenced to time served and $9K fine after arrest on illegal ammunition charge in Turks and Caicos  CNN
  3. Second U.S. tourist fined, released for ammo violation in Turks and Caicos  UPI News
  4. Virginia father arrested in Turks and Caicos for having ammo in bag to be released on time served  Fox News
  5. Pennsylvania father held in Turks and Caicos over ammo speaks out after returning home  WPVI-TV

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